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Lap-by-Lap: Bristol

Lap 500 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Brad Keselowski continues to dominate the Cup Series as he wins the Irwin Tools Night Race. In the past four races, Brad Keselowski has two wins, a second and a third and could lock up his Chase berth next week at Atlanta. Martin Truex Jr. held off Jeff Gordon for second.

Lap 499 -- WHITE FLAG: Brad Keselowski one lap away from his third victory of the season.

Lap 495 -- Jeff Gordon still trying for second and can't get it.

Lap 493 -- Denny Hamlin up to seventh for another valuable point.

Lap 490 -- Ten to go, this is Brad Keselowski's race to win barring a caution.

Lap 418 -- Kyle Busch went from ninth to 17th following his minor crash and pit stop. Mark Martin back on the track.

Lap 417 -- David Ragan, Brian Vickers and Kevin Harvick are back on the lead lap thanks to the wave-around. A bunch of other cars also using the wave-around, including Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer, to get a lap back.

Lap 415 -- Jeff Gordon with four tires and fuel. Jimmie Johnson with a track bar adjustment. Wedge adjustment for Matt Kenseth. Jamie McMurray with no changes. Brad Keselowski with an air pressure adjustment. Martin Truex Jr. with two tires. Ryan Newman with two tires. Truex wins the race off pit road.

Lap 413 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Kyle Busch and Terry Labonte got together in Turn 3 and Busch put some debris on the track. Bobby Labonte gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 409 -- Jeff Gordon has extended his lead to more than two seconds thanks to Brad Keselowski being stuck in lap traffic.

Lap 406 -- All the leaders are borderline on fuel to go the rest of the way.

Lap 402 -- David Reutimann is back on the track so we will have to see if he exacts revenge on David Stremme.

Lap 400 -- You have to go back to 1996 to find a Cup race at Bristol with five or fewer cautions. We are currently at five with a 100 to go.

Lap 393 -- We got us a three-way battle for third as Jamie McMurray and Jimmie Johnson have caught Matt Kenseth.

Lap 364 -- Juan Montoya, Jeff Burton and Bobby Labonte using the wave-around to get back on the lead lap.

Lap 363 -- Pit road is open. This is the edge of the fuel window so this could be the last stop. Jeff Gordon with four tires. Jimmie Johnson with four tires and a wedge adjustment. Matt Kenseth with a chassis adjustment. Jamie McMurray with no changes and four tires. Brad Keselowski with four tires and no changes. Matt Kenseth wins the race off pit road again.

Lap 360 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Mark Martin hard into the wall on the back straightaway after he drifts up the track and into Brian Vickers. Martin with some serious damage. Kasey Kahne gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 356 -- Jimmie Johnson has fallen off the pace and is now 3.6 seconds behind.

Lap 352 -- Jeff Gordon stretching his lead to 0.7 seconds.

Lap 343 -- Joey Logano closing on Jimmie Johnson for fifth.

Lap 337 -- Joey Logano having a great night as he runs sixth.

Lap 334 -- Matt Kenseth down to third as Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski both try to get around him.

Lap 332 -- Jeff Gordon is the class of the field tonight and he looks like he has his 85th victory in his sights.

Lap 326 -- Jeff Gordon back out front.

Lap 324 -- Jeff Gordon wouldn't let Jamie McMurray sniff the front for long and is challenging Matt Kenseth for the lead.

Lap 308 -- Eleven cars are using the wave-around to try and get some laps back. Mark Martin will rejoin the lead lap, everyone else multiple laps down. Kurt Busch too fast again on pit road and will start at the tail end of the field.

Lap 307 -- Denny Hamlin kept his No. 11 off the wall when he spun and remains on the lead lap.

Lap 305 -- Pit road is open. All the leaders hit pit road. Jeff Gordon with four tires. Jimmie Johnson with four tires, a track bar and a wedge adjustment. Brad Keselowski with four tires and an air pressure adjustment. Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray with four-tire stops. Kenseth wins the race off pit road.

Lap 302 -- It looks like Denny Hamlin and Paul Menard will be able to continue. David Reutimann took the No. 00 to the garage.

Lap 300 -- Pit road is closed. Travis Kvapil being penalized two laps but he's more than 120 laps down so it doesn't really matter.

Lap 297 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: David Reutimann spins after getting pushed hard by David Stremme. Denny Hamlin and Paul Menard can't avoid each other as they try to miss Reutimann. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 296 -- Jeff Gordon working to put Regan Smith a lap down.

Lap 292 -- Kevin Harvick is not happy right now and is letting his team know as he runs two laps down.

Lap 290 -- A.J. Allmendinger has finished better than 30th at Bristol just twice, but he is having a great night currently sixth.

Lap 285 -- This could be a huge points day for Denny Hamlin. He's currently 14th but most of his Chase bubble competition are having rough nights.

Lap 276 -- Fifteen cars on the lead lap. Regan Smith in 15th. Dale Earnhardt Jr. the first car a lap down.

Lap 107 -- Jimmie Johnson wins the race off pit road and has the lead. Kurt Busch too fast exiting and will start from the rear. Busch came out in the fifth position.

Lap 105 -- Pit road is open. Jeff Gordon with four tires and an air pressure adjustment. Jimmie Johnson with a wedge adjustment and four tires. Matt Kenseth with four tires and an air pressure adjustment. Brad Keselowski with four tires and no changes. Ryan Newman with a wedge adjustment. Jeff Burton with a two-tire stop.

Lap 103 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris in Turn 1 brings out the caution. David Starr gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 101 -- David Starr now a lap down and Paul Menard is next.

Lap 95 -- Lap traffic has allowed Brad Keselowski to take a second off of Matt Kenseth's lead.

Lap 93 -- Kevin Harvick in ninth in quite a battle with Martin Truex Jr. and David Reutimann.

Lap 88 -- Matt Kenseth now out front by more than two seconds as Casey Mears goes a lap down.

Lap 33 -- Pit stops under way. Jeff Gordon pits for four tires. Carl Edwards with four tires and a track bar adjustment. Denny Hamlin also pits. Jamie McMurray with four tires and an air pressure adjustment. Brad Keselowski stays out and takes the lead. Kurt Busch with a two-tire stop.

Lap 32 -- Mike Skinner and Scott Speed to the garage.

Lap 31 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Debris in Turn 1 brings out the caution. Andy Lally gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

7:33 p.m. ET -- The children of Motor Racing Outreach perform the national anthem.

7:32 p.m. ET -- Joe Gibbs delivers the Invocation.

7:31 p.m. ET -- Second Lieutenant Trint R. Callison from the Tenn. Army National Guard gives the Pledge of Allegiance.

6:30 p.m. ET -- The magic number to clinch a Chase berth is 97. If a driver is 97 points ahead of 11th place after Bristol, they are locked into the Chase. Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch can all clinch a spot tonight. Harvick, Kenseth, Gordon and Edwards can also lock a Chase berth with a victory at Bristol.

6:21 p.m. ET -- This is the final opportunity for drivers to qualify for the Sprint Summer Showdown. Five drivers will be in contention for the $3 million prize at Atlanta Motor Speedway and four have already punched their tickets with victories: Paul Menard, Brad Keselowski, Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch. Who will join them for a chance at the millions?

6:16 p.m. ET -- It's a gorgeous evening at Bristol Motor Speedway, but the weather is the only thing that will play nice tonight. Five-hundred laps at Bristol with three races to go until the Chase ... expect some serious carnage on the World's Fastest Half-Mile. As for the weather, it's currently 77 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will dip to the low 60s as the sun drops.

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